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Royal Commentaries.
Of chofe five Chambers which we have already rnemioned, chere were chree
onely chac I faw remaining in cheir anciem ílace of \iValls and Roof; and rhefe al–
fo
were defpoiled of cheir Places of Gold and
Silv.er;bue che ocher cwo, which
were che aparcments of che
Mo.onand Sca_rs were demoliíhed, and laid level wich
the ground.
In
che oucíide of chefe Walls, which bordered on che Cloi{rers,
were four Niches, or Tabernacles made of free Scone, as che \i'valls themfelves
\.\ere; aod chefe Niches had
ca[es
of Srone cut and placed wichin che hollow of
che Taberoacle, che which were lined with Places of Gola, not onely on che top
and lides, bue on che bottom alfo; and che coroers of rhefe fione-cafes, or
frames, ,vere ali inlaid with preE-ious Scones, fuch as Efinerálds and TLirquoifes,
becaufe thac Coumrey neicher yields Diamonds,
nor
Rubies: On greac feílival .
Days the
Inca
did ufüally
fit
in one of chefe Tabernacles, fomerimes in one, and
fometimes
in
anocher, as was appointed for che Feílival.
In
t vo of chefe Tabernacles, in che fame Wall which looked to che
Eaíl:–
ward,
I
remember chat
I
obferved many lictle boles ·in che Cafes,
ór
Frames,
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which were emboffed wichin che Scone, and chofe which were in che corners ,
reached from one fide
to
che ocher; .chofe holes which were
in
che .middle df
the Taberoacle, onely marked or pitted che Wall: Enquiring of che Religioús
which belonged
to
rhat Houfe, what thefe boles meant, chey told me, chac in che
times
of
Jndi~n
Genülifin chofe were che places ~n which che preti_ous Stones ,vere
fet ; thefe Tabernacles, and ali che Doors, which were twelve
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number-, that
opened
to
che Cloiller, were ali placed with Leaves of Gold , excépting onely
che Chambers of che Moon,, togerher wich thofe. of the Sean;_, which, as we
' have faid, in refemblance of whac, they reprefenced, were oyerlaid with Silver
onely. ,
.
·
.
Befides thefe five principal Chambers ( which ,we have already mencioned
to
be
appertaining to the Temple of the Sun) there were other Ro.oms of leílet '
note , which belonged to the Prieíls, and the Servancs under them, who were
made
Incas
by privilegé,
beciufe ch~c
no ot)1er
Indi11n,
how great foever he were,
though a
Curaca,
or Lord, had not che hbercy to ·emer within that, Houfe
rnuch leís was ir gramed to Women, though Daughrers, .or Wives of the
King
himíelf: The Prieíls attended to che fervice of che Temple by Weeks, which
they reckoned by Qg_arrers of che Mooµ
j
during which time they abfiained from
the company of cheir Wives, not deparµng from che confines of che Temple, ei-
ther by day or night.
.
·
Thofe
Jndians
which performed thé Drudgery of inferiour Services of.the Tem~
ple, fuch as Porters, Sweepers, Cooks, Butlers, and che like, were the very
fame that were Menial Servams and
Officers.inche Pala~e of che
lncM
;.
fo!-
thefe
two Houfes of the Father and Son were ferv~d with like attendance , excepting
onely that in che Temple of che Father no Woman had admiffion, and in the Pa–
lace of che Son no Sacrifices were offered; all other rnatt~r· had an equality of
Grandeur and Majefiy.
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